Mark Page
Is 45 years old too late to be financially free?
I just turned 45 in May and finally bought my first rental property this past March 2019. My wife and I started our own vacation rental business . Although this is the slow season in Big Bear Lake Ca, where our STR ...
Account Closed
Does a college degree help?
Does a college degree help? Should I major in Finance or Real Estate? Both? Or is real life experience better for learning how to invest in real estate? My goal is to do this full time. What is the average time span f...
CRAIG BILLINGS
First post/first investment
Hi folks. I've been listening to the Bigger Pockets Real Estate podcast and the newly formed business podcast. I also listened to the audiobook 'BRRRR' by Mr. David Greene. And of course my first real estate book was ...
Lynn Hill-Torres
Heading toward Disaster with this Flip, HELP!
Help BiggerPockets! I am in desperate need of some help and advice to steer me in the right direction. I jumped out there and bought a house that was supposed to be a rental property but when we looked at the area...
Lafontant Cherilus
35 Yrs Old Building a Rental Portfolio - Overcoming Doubt
Had breakfast with a close friend of mine this morning and I explained that my goal was to eventually have minimum of $5,000 month coming in (after taxes) from rentals in low income / working class neighborhoods. And...
Corey Dutton
Top 3 Reasons a Hard Money Lender Will Turn Down Your Real Estate Deal
I recently did a survey of all of the hard / private money lenders I know in the industry. I also posted the survey on LinkedIn to get answers from the hard/private money lenders I don’t know. The question I asked the...
Gareth Fisher
Air Bnb Property Criteria
Hey guys, I have been investing for several years now and am looking to try my hand at nightly rentals.I am looking to do a hybrid of the BRRR strategy. I own a contracting company so it fits well with my skill sets....
Lucas Mills
Some questions about getting my real estate license. Worth it?
I am looking to obtain my first investment property sometime within the next 6 months. I've already been through the process of making an offer, but I ended up backing out because the property was in a flood zone and ...
Jay G.
The FED (FOMC) is about to raise rates... 20 minutes.
This is the BEFORE chart for today below. (source: https://www.mortgagenewsdaily....) ... in about 20 minutes we find out if we raise .25bp .50bp (expected) or possibly more. I wonder what this chart will look ...
Derreck Wells
Trouble finding a good contractor? Maybe it's not them...
I see post after post and hear podcast after podcast about investors having trouble finding and keeping good contractors. Did you ever stop to wonder why?
Well... It's because contractors don't work for you any more ...